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Stanhope Capital, the global investment office, is adding significant resources in private equity to address growing client demand for further investments in this area.
Edward Clive, a Senior Director within the firm’s investment research department, has been appointed Head of Private Funds. He previously worked at Lazard and Vantage Group, and has been with Stanhope for five years. In addition, Jerome Sibony has been appointed as Head of Direct Investments.
Sibony, who has over 15 years of experience in direct private equity, joins Stanhope Capital from Neo Investment Partners where he was the Senior Principal on its EUR300 million Small/Mid
Blue Pillar, a provider of software-based solutions that increase real time visibility and control into distributed energy assets, has secured a USD14 million financing led by EnerTech Capital.
This round of financing also included the Maryland Venture Fund and existing investors Allos Ventures, Arsenal Venture Partners and Claremont Creek Ventures and will scale the company to meet the accelerating demand for its Aurora® Digital Energy Internet of Things and Avise Foresite Centralized Facility and Fleet Management software platforms.
"Blue Pillar had a record year in 2014 for both revenue and new customer additions," says Tom Willie, CEO of Blue Pillar.
The Cottonwood Euro Technology Fund is investing EUR1.6 million in Clear Flight Solutions, a robotics drone spin-off company from the University of Twente.
With this investment Clear Flight Solutions will focus on becoming worldwide market leader in bird control solutions with their lifelike robotic birds.
The damage birds inflict at airports worldwide is estimated in the billions of dollars, including both property damage and occasionally loss of life. Birds also create billions of dollars of damage in agriculture, at waste management sites, oil and gas industrial sites and at harbours.The problem is that birds are intelligent and learn how to
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has completed an investment in YeePay, a payments service provider in China. Far East Horizon Ltd (HKG: 3360), a provider of tailored financial leasing and other value-added services, partnered with TA on the investment.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2003, YeePay provides online and offline integrated payment solutions enabling consumers and businesses to make and receive payments via the Internet, mobile devices and phones. The Company focuses on a variety of sectors, including airline & travel, asset management, digital entertainment, education, fast moving consumer goods, insurance and telecom.
Peer-to-peer lender Lending Works is launching an Auto Income tool that allows lenders to draw down a regular income over the course of their lending term.
From 6 April, Lending Works customers will be able to elect to draw down their interest repayments, or a combination of their capital and interest repayments from the funds they are lending, creating a monthly source of income.
While peer-to-peer platforms are typically viewed as a growth tool, the Lending Works Auto Income tool transforms peer-to-peer lending into an income device for those who desire it.
Lending Works expects Auto Income to attract the
Danish/Swedish lower mid-market private equity investor Polaris Private Equity has appointed two new members to its team.
Martin Lindh joins the firm as investment manager from SEB, while Thorsten Madsen, who also joins as a investment manager, was previously with Implement Consulting Group.
The appointments follow Polaris’s achievement of a successful first close on its latest private equity fund – Polaris Private Equity IV – at DKK 2.2 billion (EUR300 million). The fund has a target of DKK 3 billion and follows the same strategy as its predecessor fund, seeking to build value in lower mid- market Danish or Swedish
Investec Investment Banking (Investec) has appointed Serge Rissi as a Director in the Financial Sponsor Transaction Group, reporting to Christian Hess.
Rissi has 15 years of M&A execution experience. He was most recently a Director at Quayle Munro having originally joined UBS Warburg before spending more than a decade at Hawkpoint.
Rissi’s appointment further strengthens Investec’s dedicated private equity advisory group, which focusses exclusively on Financial Sponsor M&A sell-side and buy-side transactions.
Andrew Pinder, Head of Investment Banking, says: "I am delighted to announce Serge’s appointment; Private Equity is one of Investec's core client groups and our strong
ARX Equity Partners, together with experienced healthcare investor Joseph Priel, has completed the 100% buy-out of Slovenian healthcare services provider, Diagnosticni Center Bled doo (DCB).
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
DCB is the largest private healthcare service provider in Slovenia. The Company provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient medical services in four locations. DCB performs more than 20,000 specialist examinations each year, primarily in the areas of gastroenterology and urology. ARX acquired DCB in order to utilize its robust existing business as a platform to further consolidate and grow its leading position in the Slovenian diagnostics sector.
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A USD 1 billion sector focused private equity fund underwritten by Cairo Financial Holding is behind a plan to revive the tourism sector in Egypt, battered by four years of turmoil and instability.
Tourism revenues have dropped by 55 per cent over the past four years, but the return of political stability coupled with a focus on developing higher-value added tourism activities, has encouraged the launch of the Papyrus private equity fund to support the development of tourism projects that will have a significant economic impact.
With year round sunshine, a rich cultural heritage and a unique geographical position,
Värde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank are to acquire GE Capital’s Australia and New Zealand Consumer Lending Business (the company) at an enterprise value of AUD8.2 billion.
The company is a leading financial services provider offering a range of services and products including personal loans, credit cards and interest free retail finance. It has more than three million customers and is a long-standing partner to many of the major retailers in Australia & New Zealand. All of these products and services will remain under the Company’s new ownership.
GE Capital Australia & New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Duncan Berry, says:
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